Synonyms for animosity
ˌæn əˈmɒs ɪ tian·i·mos·i·ty

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1. animositynoun

   Synonyms:
   acrimony, enmity, opposition, hatred

   Antonyms:
   peace

2. animositynoun

   Violent hatred leading to active opposition; active enmity; energetic dislike.

   Synonyms:
   hatred, enmity, acrimony, opposition

   Antonyms:
   peace

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1. animosity

   Displeasure is the mildest and most general word. Choler and ire, now rare except in poetic or highly rhetorical language, denote a still, and the latter a persistent, anger. Temper used alone in the sense of anger is colloquial, tho we may correctly say a hot temper, a fiery temper, etc. Passion, tho a word of far wider application, may, in the singular, be employed to denote anger; "did put me in a towering passion," Shakespeare Hamlet act v, sc. 2. Anger is violent and vindictive emotion, which is sharp, sudden, and, like all violent passions, necessarily brief. Resentment (a feeling back or feeling over again) is persistent, the bitter brooding over injuries. Exasperation, a roughening, is a hot, superficial intensity of anger, demanding instant expression. Rage drives one beyond the bounds of prudence or discretion; fury is stronger yet, and sweeps one away into uncontrollable violence. Anger is personal and usually selfish, aroused by real or supposed wrong to oneself, and directed specifically and intensely against the person who is viewed as blameworthy. Indignation is impersonal and unselfish displeasure at unworthy acts (Latin indigna), i. e., at wrong as wrong. Pure indignation is not followed by regret, and needs no repentance; it is also more self-controlled than anger. Anger is commonly a sin; indignation is often a duty. Wrath is deep and perhaps vengeful displeasure, as when the people of Nazareth were "filled with wrath" at the plain words of Jesus (Luke iv, 28); it may, however, simply express the culmination of righteous indignation without malice in a pure being; as, the wrath of God. Impatience, fretfulness, irritation, peevishness, pettishness, petulance, and vexation express the slighter forms of anger. Irritation, petulance, and vexation are temporary and for immediate cause. Fretfulness, pettishness, and peevishness are chronic states finding in any petty matter an occasion for their exercise. Compare ACRIMONY; ENMITY; HATRED.

   Synonyms:
   anger, choler, displeasure, exasperation, fretfulness, fury, impatience, indignation, ire, irritation, offense, passion, peevishness, pettishness, petulance, rage, resentment, temper, vexation, wrath

   Antonyms:
   amiability, charity, forbearance, gentleness, leniency, lenity, long-suffering, love, mildness, patience, peace, peaceableness, peacefulness, self-control, self-restraint

   Preposition:
   Anger at the insult prompted the reply. Anger toward the offender exaggerates the offense.

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1. animosity

   Synonyms:
   hatred, antipathy, dissention, aversion, acrimony, feud, strife, rancor, antagonism, bitterness, acerbity, hostility, enmity, malice, anger, malevolence, ill-will, malignity, feeling against

   Antonyms:
   congeniality, companionship, friendship, sympathy, fellow-feeling, unanimity, harmony, concord, regard, alliance, kindliness

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1. animosity, animus, bad bloodnoun

   a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility

   Synonyms:
   animus, bad blood

Matched Categories

1. • Hostility

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1. animositynoun

   Synonyms:
   malignity, virulence, bitterness, rancor, hostility, hatred, hate, enmity, grudge, rankling, spleen, ill-will, heart-burning

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1. animositynoun

   Synonyms:
   malignity, rancor, hatred, virulence

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1. List of paraphrases for "animosity":

   animus, enmity, hostility, ill-will, runner, hatred, hostile, resentment

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How to use animosity in a sentence?

1. Douglas Sutherland:

   On the other side, it seems like theres a few fractures and splinters, that animosity towards returning New Zealanders who might have had the coronavirus is part of a fight, flight or freeze response, and the fight response really activates that anger part of it.

2. charlotte bronte, Jane Eyre, page 62:

   Life appears to me too short to be spent in nursing animosity, or registering wrongs.

3. Meghan McCain:

   There is an oppressive climate of judgment in public life these days. And I worry that whenever people feel censored, it breeds animosity and discontent. Not to mention that it’s downright un-American, we’re pushing people into boxes and into spaces that are sad and dangerous on both sides because we’re not listening to one another.

4. House Speaker John Boehner:

   The animosity between the White House and the prime minister is no secret in this town. But they've certainly made it worse in the last five weeks.

5. Jim Meskimen:

   There was no animosity, i thought they worked together really well. They had very different energies, but they were very friendly to each other. And it looked like they went on to be friends for quite some time. It was a good pairing. Will was very friendly, outgoing and a good host. People were coming to his house to work on his show. They were guests. But he treated everyone with respect, me included. He made everyone feel welcomed right away and the set was fun. We would even make a big circle where we’d put our arms around one another and wish each other the best. There was a nice spirit on set.